Table 4
Rate and frequency of helping others directly, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and over, 2010

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Table 4
Rate and frequency of helping others directly, by personal and economic characteristics, population aged 15 and over, 2010
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of rate and frequency of helping others directly. This information is grouped by rate of helping others directly, frequency of helping others directly, daily or almost daily, at least once a week, at least once a month and a few times a year (appearing as column headers), calculated using percentage as a unit of measure.
  Rate of helping others directly Frequency of helping others directly
Daily or almost daily At least once a week At least once a month A few times a year
percentage
Total 83 16 32 29 22
Age group
15 to 24 years† 87 23 35 26 16
25 to 34 years 87 15* 35 30 21
35 to 44 years 86 13* 26* 33* 29*
45 to 54 years 82* 14* 31 30 25*
55 to 64 years 82* 16* 35 29 19
65 years and over 71* 14* 34 29 23*
65 to 74 years 76* 16* 33 29 23*
75 years and over 64* 12* 36 29 23*
Sex
Men† 82 13 31 31 25
Women 83 18* 34* 28* 20*
Marital status
Married or common law† 83 13 31 31 25
Single, never married 84 21* 35* 26* 18*
Separated or divorced 83 17* 34 30 18*
Widow or widower 70* 17 41* 25* 17*
Level of education
Less than high school diploma† 73 19 36 26 19
Graduated from high school 80* 19 37 24 20
Some postsecondary 88* 18 33 27 22
Postsecondary diploma or certificate 86* 15* 32 31* 22
University degree 88* 11* 30* 33* 27*
Labour force status
Employed† 87 14 31 30 24
Unemployed 86 19E 29E 33E 20E
Not in the labour force 79* 19* 35* 27* 19*
Household income
Less than $20,000† 75 21 37 23 18
$20,000 to $39,999 76 18 33 27 22
$40,000 to $59,999 81* 18 32* 29* 21
$60,000 to $79,999 86* 16* 31* 33* 20
$80,000 to $99,999 87* 14* 35 27 24*
$100,000 and over 87* 12* 31* 31* 25*
$100,000 to $119,999 89* 12* 31* 32* 24*
$120,000 and over 85* 13* 31* 31* 25*
Presence of children in household1
No children in household† 81 16 33 29 22
Pre-school aged children only 88* 13 30 31 27*
Both pre-school and school-aged children 87* 19 28* 31 22
School-aged children only 84* 16 32 29 23
Religious attendance
Attends services weekly† 85 17 35 29 19
Does not attend services weekly 83 15 32 30 23*
E use with caution
† reference group
* statistically significant difference (Small alpha=0.05) from reference group
1. "Pre-school aged" is defined as ages 0 to 5, while "school aged" is defined as ages 6 to 17. "Both pre-school and school aged children" indicates the presence in the household of at least one child from each age range (i.e., at least one child aged 0 to 5 and at least one child aged 6 to 17).
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010.
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